Diff. lock-Because I've never seen it, it doesn't exist
A few weeks ago there was a short grumbly exchange about "positraction" and locking differentials...
For my entire 50+ years on a standard pickup truck a "locking differential" was this automatic, self-contained clutch thing IN the differential that would lock up IF one wheel started spinning...
...but lots of posters were saying that it's a switch up on the dash...Some posters were livid- "you're crazy, pickup trucks don't have these"...
I also had my doubts- but was also very aware of farm tractors with differential lock outs- and who am I to tell folks there's no switch on THEIR truck because there's no switch on mine...still, are they smoking something, or folks with some crazy drag racing modification???
Well today, I picked up my new truck (Toyota Tacoma) and I wanted a locking rear differential and sure enough...there's a switch on the dash that simply locks the differential!
I dunno- maybe it saves weight and is the modern way (and yeah- traction control systems are also doing the job of addressing wheel spin too...but that you need the lock out for slow speeds).
Anyway- I feel the need to apologize for all the things I THOUGHT...
By the way, can my truck pull a 32 ft travel trailer? :-)
For my entire 50+ years on a standard pickup truck a "locking differential" was this automatic, self-contained clutch thing IN the differential that would lock up IF one wheel started spinning...
...but lots of posters were saying that it's a switch up on the dash...Some posters were livid- "you're crazy, pickup trucks don't have these"...
I also had my doubts- but was also very aware of farm tractors with differential lock outs- and who am I to tell folks there's no switch on THEIR truck because there's no switch on mine...still, are they smoking something, or folks with some crazy drag racing modification???
Well today, I picked up my new truck (Toyota Tacoma) and I wanted a locking rear differential and sure enough...there's a switch on the dash that simply locks the differential!
I dunno- maybe it saves weight and is the modern way (and yeah- traction control systems are also doing the job of addressing wheel spin too...but that you need the lock out for slow speeds).
Anyway- I feel the need to apologize for all the things I THOUGHT...
By the way, can my truck pull a 32 ft travel trailer? :-)
